Almost all text books come in the form of a language alternative. Seek out your curriculum specialist for the school system to see if science and social studies texts can be order special until those students master the language at a higher level.

This situation depends on the students reading level and their ability to read in their native language. The students that I come in contact with, cannot read in their native language therefore giving them a textbook in a different language will be just as difficult as the one in English. If they are reading below grade level in English, there are lots of resources on the internet that will level reading for students. One that I like to use is www.readinga-z.com; this website has lots of different levels readers for different subjects. Sometimes when you search for a topic you have to change your key words to find something and be flexible with what you find. Newsella will also level current events. If you can find a current event that is related to what you are learning about in the textbook, they at least have something to relate to. Also, you can do a visual dictionary for the students. Find key words that are essential for them to understand in the textbook and illustrate or find free clip art for the words.

Visuals are a major help for ELLs as images increase their comprehension significantly. I would suggest for you to find illustrations for essential vocabulary terms within each textbook chapter. I would also suggest for you to maybe find shorter reading material for your ELL students as reading entire textbook chapters may be intimidating.